self-seeking

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English

Etymology

self- +‎ seeking

Adjective

self-seeking (comparative more self-seeking, superlative most self-seeking)

Mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests.
(military, of a missile, not comparable) That searches for a target automatically.

Translations

mindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests

Finnish: omanvoitonpyyteinen
Macedonian: користољубив (koristoljubiv)
Maori: tūmatarau
Polish: egoistyczny (pl), samolubny (pl)
Russian: своекоры́стный (ru) m (svojekorýstnyj)

military: searching automatically for target

Finnish: maaliin hakeutuva
Italian: autocercante

Noun

self-seeking (uncountable)

The selfish promotion of one's own interests.

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